Nice
Girl to Love: Trilogy Boxed Set (#1 Resisting, #2 Falling, #3 Choosing) (Can’t
Resist)
BOOK
#1: THE ONE SHE NEVER THOUGHT SHE COULD KEEP...
Abby
Bartlett is the quintessential nice girl. Between teaching, volunteering,
completing her PhD, and helping her best friend raise his daughter, Abby never
gets the chance to be anything but nice. That is, until the
all-wrong-for-her man she's only ever known from afar starts daring her to
simply take that chance for herself. His sage advice? Try something wild and
fast. Preferably him.
An
unbridled, hotshot attorney with a not-so-little black book, Connor Sullivan
has earned himself quite the bad boy reputation. But in his defense, he's a
very conscientious one. He knows far too well that sometimes in life, love
isn't enough...or worse, not even a factor at all. To avoid that misery--and
repel the drama--Connor has a firm 'nothing over a month' rule. Who knew a nice
girl would be the one to make him want to break all his rules?
Review by Jen Giggles Sidekick Pimpette
The general plot of the book
follows nice girl, Abby Bartlett, and her connection to the Sullivan brothers,
Connor and Brian. Abby has been best friends with Brian Sullivan since they
were undergraduates in college. Abby is in her final year of her Ph.D. program
is focused on finishing school and helping Brian raise his daughter. You do see
Brian at the beginning of the book. The story gives a background story on how
Brian, Abby and Brian’s late wife, Beth, were all friends. Brian is a single
father raising his 12 year old daughter. Brian is a full-time teacher and relies
on his brother, Connor, and Abby to help watch over Brian’s daughter, Skylar
Abby’s plans change when she
meets Brian’s older brother, Connor. Connor Sullivan is a busy, successful
lawyer and has little time to worry about any relationship. Connor has a
specific one month rule for any woman he dates. After the one month is up then
they part ways. Connor is intrigued by Abby is determined to have her, even if
it’s for one month.
Once the main plot is
established, the story shifts to into setting up the stage for Abby and Connor
to spend more time with each other. Abby’s apartment is being remodeled and
plans to visit her family in California. Connor gets wind of this news and
offers Abby to come stay with him in his home. Of course, Abby says yes and
their romance develops. But at the end of their one month together will either
of them be able to walk away?
BOOK
#2: THE ONE SHE NEVER HOPED SHE COULD HAVE...
Abby is
well aware that everyone thinks she's in love with her best friend Brian. He
is, after all, the type of man a nice girl should be with--the polar opposite
of the bad boy--the kind of guy who didn't let his wife's decade-long illness
stop him from showering her with a lifetime of love every second until her
dying day. But everyone's wrong; she couldn't possibly be in love with him.
Because she's never once allowed herself that option.
It's
taken a while but Brian Sullivan has finally come to terms with surviving the
woman he spent half his life loving, a third of it losing. Truth is though, he
wouldn't have 'survived' any of it really had it not been for Abby--sweet,
incredible Abby--the woman he's never once had to picture his life without,
never realized he couldn't truly live without. Until now. Now that he's finally
able to love her the way she deserves, the way he knows she wants to be
loved...by his brother. Who's giving him exactly one chance to speak now or
forever hold his peace.
Review by Jen Giggles Sidekick Pimpette
In this book, you will see
Connor bow out of the picture for a few months to see if Abby develops any
romantic feelings for her best friend Brian. Of course Brian has always
harbored feelings for Abby but he would never allow himself to feel anything
because he was grieving over his late wife Beth.
After learning about Connor
and Abby’s relationship, Brian takes a leap of faith and asks Abby if she would
begin to date him to see if she has romantic feelings for him. The rest of the
book follows their courtship in ways of “high school dating.” Connor offers
this idea of high school dating because he only dated while in high school and
married his high school sweetheart.
Towards the end of the book,
Brian’s daughter Skylar is seriously hurt and is in the hospital. Abby and Brian are greeted at the hospital to
see Connor. From there the story shifts, into a love triangle and Abby must
choose which Sullivan brother is the right man for her.
BOOK
#3: A DECISION SHE NEVER DREAMED SHE'D HAVE TO MAKE...
In the
third book of the NYT & USA Today bestselling trilogy, Abby must decide
once and for all between the two brothers -- between the bad boy wanting to
start a life with her and the good guy fighting for the life they've already
built.
Review by Jen Giggles Sidekick Pimpette
This book follows Abby as she
tries a joint custody dating agreement with Brian and Connor. The agreement is
that she will date Brian one week and then the following week she will date
Connor. During that person’s week of dating Abby, the guy agrees to not mention
the other guy. So, the story observes how Abby struggles to figure out which
man is best for her and which one she truly loves. But it takes just one
gesture from Connor to show Abby which man is just right for her!
Overall Review
I love this series! It’s well written and kept me engaged the entire time. The sex scenes were about PG-13
but pretty hot none the less. I really fell in love with the Sullivan brothers
and was sad to see one of the brothers go without love in their life. But book 4 in the series follows that brother
and offers a love interest.
I really liked how
independent Abby was portrayed in this series. She’s young, smart and beautiful
and she has endless compassion to help others. The books do give a back story
to Abby’s past but explains how she changed to be the person she is today.
The Sullivan brother’s were
my favorite parts to read in all of the books. They play off one another so
well and you can see the brotherly relationship that they have.
Overall I give this series a
6 out of 5! Yeah, it was that awesome. LOL. I recommend you get off your ass
and go buy them now.
Note:
This is NOT a standalone. This is the first book in a three-book serial.
This three-book serial is part of the CAN'T RESIST series. Books #1-3 (Abby's story) must be read in order. While Books #4-6 are separate standalones, it is recommended that they be read after the trilogy. Books #1-3 are also available as a bundled boxed set.
THE CAN'T RESIST SERIES:
BOOK 1: Resisting the Bad Boy*
BOOK 2: Falling for the Good Guy*
BOOK 3: Choosing the Right Man*
BOOK 4: Finding the Right Girl
BOOK 5: Keeping the Rebound Fling – Coming 2015
BOOK 6: Having the Real Thing – Coming 2015
*Also available as a three-book bundle in the Nice Girl trilogy boxed set
This three-book serial is part of the CAN'T RESIST series. Books #1-3 (Abby's story) must be read in order. While Books #4-6 are separate standalones, it is recommended that they be read after the trilogy. Books #1-3 are also available as a bundled boxed set.
THE CAN'T RESIST SERIES:
BOOK 1: Resisting the Bad Boy*
BOOK 2: Falling for the Good Guy*
BOOK 3: Choosing the Right Man*
BOOK 4: Finding the Right Girl
BOOK 5: Keeping the Rebound Fling – Coming 2015
BOOK 6: Having the Real Thing – Coming 2015
*Also available as a three-book bundle in the Nice Girl trilogy boxed set
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NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author
Violet Duke is a former professor of English Education who is ecstatic to now
be on the other side of the page writing wickedly fun contemporary romance
novels. Her NYT and USA Today bestselling books have been Top 10 bestsellers on
Amazon, iTunes, and Barnes & Noble, and featured on IndieReader and
GalleyCat as breakout hits. When she's not writing or feeding her book-a-day
reading addiction, Violet enjoys tackling reno projects with her power tools,
trying pretty much anything without reading the directions first, and cooking
'special edition' dishes that laugh in the face of recipes. She lives in
Hawai'i with her two cute kids (daughter Violet & son Duke) and similarly
adorable husband.
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"A sexy, emotional treat!" -- NYT Bestselling Author Lexi Ryan
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Excerpt
from Resisting the Bad Boy
from Resisting the Bad Boy
© Violet Duke
Excerpt
He didn’t want
Abby to have any illusions about him. “The last woman I dated isn’t taking the
end of our one month well. But it is
completely over, I assure you. I’m not dating her or anyone else right now, in
case you were wondering.”
“I wasn’t.
Wondering, that is. I know you wouldn’t be asking me for a month if you were.”
He was utterly
curious as to why, how she was so sure of such a thing.
At his questioning
look, she shrugged. “You strike me as a monogamish kind of guy. Plus, I don’t believe you’d go through the hassle
of enforcing a rule if you weren’t going to be man enough to honor it
yourself.”
There was a good
chance he was going to start needing this woman as a valium for his soul. She
saw a glimmer of good in even his worst qualities, and didn’t hesitate to call
him on the rest. But never without recrimination. If it was possible, she
seemed to just like him for being him.
“Hey,” she said,
concern latent in her voice. “You okay? You looked a little worried there for a
second. Is it your case? Did you want to talk about it?”
She had to stop.
He couldn’t take much more of her innate niceness; he didn’t deserve it, didn’t
have the first clue what to do with it. “Oddly enough, I do want to talk about
my case with you. Hell, I want to share my whole day with you. Which is why I need to do this.” So quickly it
surprised even him, he swooped onto the couch and lowered his mouth down to
hers.
Just one taste.
He just wanted one
little taste before his hunger got out of control. Before he started craving
things he couldn’t truly have.
Like a nice girl
he had no business wanting.
He stopped himself
mere seconds before his lips made contact though...shut his eyes and took a
steadying breath. Then another. And then finally backed away.
Christ, that was
close.
But just when he’d
gotten a handle on his roiling emotions, just when he thought he could be the
good guy for a change, he felt two gentle hands smooth over the sides of his
face.
And he was lost.
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